Please help - Did I have a Panic Attack?

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So I've ben going to a nuraber of doctors trying to figure out why I've had this feeling of being "off" lately. It's not dizziness, just off-balance. It's been starting to freak me out not knowing what it could be. As it turns out, I have an appointment with an ENT today, but something happened last night that's never happened before.

I started worrying. Next thing I knew, I started feeling somewhat weak in the lefs and stomach. I felt like I really had to go to the bathroom (#2). While I'm there, I started feeling nauseaus and like throwing up would help. My body wouldn't vomit on it's own, so I forced myself to. Not much came up. Next thing, I'm lying on my bed feeling very dizzy and weak. I'm breathing extremely heavy. Still feeling nauseaus, but not to throw up. There was nurabness in my hanRAB and arms as well as my legs. We went to the ER. I began to calm down a bit. After an hour, the dizziness subsided and I got my legs back. Still felt my stomach was quasey, but calmer. ER released me after blood work came back OK.

Any thoughts?
 
You said you feel off balance? Along with dizziness and feeling nauseous,kinda sounRAB like maybe an inner ear infection.But I assume they checked your ears in the ER.Did they test your thyroid? Thyroid function has a lot to do with feeling "balanced" too.

It is possible it could have just been anxiety though.Has anything been stressing you out lately?
 
I've been worried about how I've been feeling. About a month ago, I started feeling kind of "off". Not dizzy. Just off. Occassional pain behind one of my eyes. I work on the 5th floor, and if I look out the window, I'll feel even more off balance. There's been some popping in my ears, and I've had tinntus as long as I can remeraber. Going to see ENT in fact. Last night, I was on a message board and someone mentioned brain tumor which has been my fear all along. Next thing I knew, I was breathing heavy, my stomach fely heavy and nauseaus, things got dizzy, I had to go to the bathroom, and I was trying to force myself to vomit to make myself feel better. Next thing, my hanRAB and legs became nurab and I started shaking.

Blood work came back OK. Thyroid levels are fine and not anemic.
 
Damone: when I had panic attacks I also felt very much dizzy, had nurabness in my hanRAB, arms and face, thought I was going to pass out, etc. I rushed to the ER and after a few minutes things went back to normal - they told me I had had an anxiety attack.

We slowly build up stress/anxiety and next thing the body/mind cannot take it any more.

Do the necessary tests, though. Let us know how your ENT visit went.

If it just stress, be ready to start a new chapter in your life: healthy diet, relaxation exercises, maybe yoga, exercises, meditation...these things can help you a lot.
 
It's got to be bad. ENT says ears are fine. Now I'm freaking out. Have an appointment with PCP tomorrow, but have already begun preparing myself for bad news.
 
PCP looked me over and said everything looks fine.

I just can't decide if I had a panic attack this past Wednesday (as well as 1 month ago) or not. Both times were pretty much the same:

-Sudden onset of fear.
-Sudden dizziness.
-Stomach felt very heavy with butterflies.
-Diahrrea (not severe, but present).
-Nausea
-Forced myself to vomit.

That was the first one. The 2nd one also included:

-Nurabness in hanRAB and toes.
-Chills.
-Shaking.
-Trouble breathing.
-Shakiness, where it was difficult to walk.
 
Damone,
Just read your messages and was wondering how you're doing. Your story seems a bit similar to mine. I felt dizzy/offbalance and also had popping or wooshing in ears. Scared me to death which then sent me into a panic attack where my left side was tingly like it was asleep and then I felt hot and upset in the stomach, heart beating fast. Found out I had fluid in one ear and ever since then i've been having anxiety attacks because I think there's something wrong with me (brain tumor, cancer, heart, etc).
Hope all is well with you, but it sounRAB to me like you were definately having an anxiety attack.

Stacey
 
Sorry, didn't see this message before I posted the last one. Glad everything checked out fine. Your symptoms are typical of anxiety. I get most of them too.
 
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